As you can see in the photos and videos below, Haiti was hit hard once again between hurricane Henri and an earthquake!  They just confirmed the church and rectory will need to be taken down and rebuilt!

Please consider making a special one-time donation by dropping a marked envelope in the collection basket or using WeShare under "Special" and put "for Haiti" in the Comment field. 

Thank you for your generosity!

August 15th - From Fr. Sergei: There was a terrible earthquake this morning. There is material damage and loss of human life.  He also sent 2 brief videos which were uploaded to YouTube.

• Church is flooded video
• Damage to trees video
• Additional pictures

The Church sustained structural damage. The rectory also sustained damage, as well as a number of homes.  Fr. Serge said he had to "sleep under the moon."  He may still be doing so.  Please pray for them!

The Tithing Community of St. Mary and St. Philip continue to support our twin parishes of Sts. Pierre and Paul in Haiti by providing a tithe of $610.00 each month.  This tithe covers our international focus.
 

Our 8th Grade Rel. Ed. students created a virtual greeting card.  The screens spell out “Priye pou benediksyon nan 2021! Soti nan Saint Marys Legliz nan Amerik la. Bonswa“.  That translates to "Praying for blessings in 2021! from Saint Mary's Church in America. Good evening."

This is a special show of support since both of our parishes agreed to renew monthly financial support to our twinned parish in Haiti!

Our Haiti Twinning partnership is going well with our sister parish St. Peter & St. Paul in Coteaux, Haiti (click for map).  Fr. Serge, the pastor who visited us in Fall 2018, is keeping the Faith alive in their Catholic community!

Since January 2019 when we started tithing our monthly commitment, we've sent $8,540 to support St. Peter & St. Paul Parish.  They have put those funds to good use, like purchasing a new sound system, repairing facilities and being able to offer regular masses.  We have renewed our tithing committment for 2020.

We are planning other ways to show them our support as a community of faith in the future!  Look for updates here from time to time.

Thank you for wanting to help us.  We have many students who cannot eat, which cannot afford the school.  I am glad you help us because there are many economic issues.  We are praying for you!

Our brethren in Coteaux, Haiti (pinned on the map) are closer than you might think!